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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 541· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Sokoto town was founded in 1809 by
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Answer: B. Muhammad Bello
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Question 542· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio began the jihad against the ruler of
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Answer: C. Gobir
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Question 543· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The jihad began after a clash between Usman dan Fodio and the ruler of
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Answer: D. Gobir
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Question 544· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The jihad's effect on Oyo was to
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Answer: C. contribute to the collapse of Old Oyo after Ilorin fell to the jihadists
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Question 545· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Abdullahi, brother of Usman dan Fodio, governed the
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Answer: B. western part of the caliphate from Gwandu
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Question 546· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Ilorin became a Fulani emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate when power passed from Afonja to
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Answer: B. Abdulsalami
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Question 547· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate after
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Answer: D. Afonja's revolt against Oyo and the Fulani takeover
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Question 548· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The emirs of the Sokoto Caliphate received flags from Usman dan Fodio as a sign of
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Answer: D. authority to wage jihad and rule
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Question 549· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
A cause of the Sokoto Jihad was
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Answer: A. corruption and heavy taxation by the Habe rulers
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Question 550· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The first Fulani emir of Zaria (Zazzau) after the jihad was
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Answer: D. Malam Musa
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Question 551· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto (1804) was
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Answer: B. an early victory of the jihadists over Gobir
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Question 552· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Uthman dan Fodio's brother, who later ruled the western emirates from Gwandu, was
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Answer: D. Abdullahi
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Question 553· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The leaders of the Sokoto Jihad were mainly
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Answer: B. Fulani scholars with Hausa supporters
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Question 554· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
After the jihad, the caliphate was divided for administration between
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Answer: D. Sokoto and Gwandu
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Question 555· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The town of Sokoto, later the capital of the caliphate, was founded in 1809 by
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Answer: C. Muhammad Bello
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Question 556· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The jihad's leaders justified it as a struggle against
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Answer: A. corruption and paganism among Muslim rulers
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Question 557· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate as a result of
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Answer: B. the jihad and the decline of Oyo
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Question 558· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
Ilorin became an emirate after
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Answer: D. Afonja's revolt against Oyo and the takeover by Alimi's son
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Question 559· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The first Sultan of Sokoto was
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Answer: C. Muhammad Bello
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Question 560· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto in 1804 was
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Answer: D. the first major victory of the jihadists over Gobir
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JAMB and WAEC History questions

Sokoto town was founded in 1809 by

Usman dan Fodio began the jihad against the ruler of

The jihad began after a clash between Usman dan Fodio and the ruler of

The jihad's effect on Oyo was to

Abdullahi, brother of Usman dan Fodio, governed the

Ilorin became a Fulani emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate when power passed from Afonja to

Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate after

The emirs of the Sokoto Caliphate received flags from Usman dan Fodio as a sign of

A cause of the Sokoto Jihad was

The first Fulani emir of Zaria (Zazzau) after the jihad was

The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto (1804) was

Uthman dan Fodio's brother, who later ruled the western emirates from Gwandu, was

The leaders of the Sokoto Jihad were mainly

After the jihad, the caliphate was divided for administration between

The town of Sokoto, later the capital of the caliphate, was founded in 1809 by

The jihad's leaders justified it as a struggle against

Ilorin became part of the Sokoto Caliphate as a result of

Ilorin became an emirate after

The first Sultan of Sokoto was

The Battle of Tabkin Kwotto in 1804 was